- Xavier Carter
Infobox runner
runnername = Xavier Carter
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caption =Xavier Carter at the 2006 NCAA Championships
nationality =American
distance(s) =100 meters
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birthdate =Birth date and age|1985|12|8|mf=yes
birthplace =Palm Bay, Florida ,United States
residence =Baton Rouge ,Louisiana
deathdate =
deathplace =
height =convert|6|ft|3|in|m
weight =convert|170|lb|kgXavier ("X-Man") Carter (born
December 8 ,1985 inPalm Bay, Florida ) is an American professionaltrack and field athlete. He attendedLouisiana State University and was a star on both the track and field team and the football team. Prior to LSU, Xavier Carter graduated fromPalm Bay Senior High School inMelbourne, FL . He is the fourth fastest sprinter in the 200 meters event with a personal best of 19.63 seconds.High school career
During his time in high school, Carter became a star track athlete and football player. His high school track and field career included nine Florida state titles, ten regional, district and county crowns and nine Cape Coast Conference titles. Carter won state titles in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters in back-to-back years (2003 and 2004), becoming the only athlete in Florida history to do so. During both his Junior and Senior years, Carter was named athlete of the year for
USA Track and Field , Nike, Gatorade and National High School Coaches Association, Track and Field. After his high school career, Carter played in the 2004U.S. Army All-American Bowl .During Carter's junior year in high school he ran 10.38 seconds in the 100 m sprint, 20.69 seconds in the 200 m sprint and 45.88 seconds in the 400 meters, the best in the United States in that event for 2003. As a senior Carter ran 10.29 s the 100 m sprint, 20.49 s in the 200 m sprint, and 45.44 s in the 400 m. He also set the national high school record in the indoor 200 m, with a time of 20.69 s, thus becoming the first United States high school athlete to run under 21 seconds in that event. [ cite web |title=DyeStat Elite - 2004 Indoor national high school rankings |publisher=
DyeStat |url=http://dyestat.com/3rank/4in/dse11-apr2boys.htm |accessdate=2008-09-07 ]At the 2006
NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship , Carter won national titles in four events and became the first person to do so sinceJesse Owens accomplished the feat twice in 1935 and 1936.cite web |title=Carter First Man Since Jesse Owens to Win 4 NCAA Titles |publisher=Louisiana State University |date=2006-06-10 |url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=293765 |accessdate=2008-09-06 ] He was also the first athlete ever to win both the 100 m and 400 m events on the same day. He has become known as X-Man due to the first letter of his name as well as his signature victory salute of crossing his forearms to make an X.Professional career
Shortly after his success at the NCAA championships he announced that he would forego his remaining two years of college eligibility in both track and football to join the professional track and field circuit. [ cite web |last= |first= |title=Track & Field Star Carter to Run Professionally |publisher=
Louisiana State University |date=2006-06-21 |url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27860&SPID=2172&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=299660 |accessdate=2008-09-07 ] He is now represented by the sports agent Mark Block (coach and husband of the former 100 m world champion,Zhanna Pintusevich-Block ) of Total Sports Management. On July 28, 2006 he announced a deal with Nike that will run through to the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon . [ cite web |title=Nike signs Xavier "X-Man" Carter |publisher="Track & Field News " |date=2006-07-28 |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/display_article.php?id=10292 |accessdate=2008-09-07 ]On July 11, 2006, at the Grand Prix in
Lausanne ,Switzerland , Carter ran what was then the second fastest 200 m race ever, recording a time of 19.63 s. As of September 2008, it is the fourth fastest performance afterUsain Bolt 's world record time of 19.30 s from the2008 Olympic Games inBeijing . cite web |title=200 Metres All Time |publisher=IAAF |date=2008-09-03 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/age=N/season=0/sex=M/all=y/legal=A/disc=200/detail.htmx |accessdate=2008-09-07 ]Carter's 2007 season was marred by a knee injury and it was not until the beginning of the 2008 athletics season that he fully recovered. cite web |title=Sprinter Xavier Carter arrested on gun charge |publisher=CBC |date=
2008-09-08 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/amateur/story/2008/09/08/carter-charge.html?ref=rss |accessdate=2008-09-09 ] Competing in his first 400 m race of the season, Carter posted a time of 44.70 s at the Reebok Grand Prix, breakingKerron Clement 's track record by one hundredth of a second. However, he dismissed the importance of the victory, saying that the track meets were only a way of preparing for the 2008 Olympic Trials. [ cite web |last=Samuel |first=Ebenezer |title=After win at Icahn, Xavier Carter eyes Beijing Olympics |publisher="Daily News" |date=2008-05-31 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2008/05/31/2008-05-31_after_win_at_icahn_xavier_carter_eyes_be-2.html |accessdate=2008-09-07 ]Carter entered for the 100 and 200 meters events at the 2008 USA Olympic Trials in
Eugene, Oregon . Carter set a new 100 m personal best in the heats with a time of 10 seconds. [ cite web |title=Men 100 meter dash quarterfinals |publisher=USATF |date=2008-06-28 |url=http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/results/Q1.asp |accessdate=2008-09-07 ] His performances were not sufficient for a place in the Olympic team however, as he finished in last place in the 100 m final. [ cite web |title=Men 100 meter dash final |publisher=USATF |date=2008-06-29 |url=http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/results/F1.asp |accessdate=2008-09-07 ] He also qualified for the final of the 200 meters trials but did not start, missing out on the opportunity to run at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing . [ cite web |title=Men 200 meter dash semifinals |publisher=USATF |date=2008-07-05 |url=http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/results/S3.asp |accessdate=2008-09-07 ] [ cite web |title=Men 200 meter dash final |publisher=USATF |date=2008-07-06 |url=http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/results/F3.asp |accessdate=2008-09-07 ] [ cite web |last=Dunaway |first=James |title=Stuczynski soars to 4.92m Area Record after 4.60 scare – US Olympic Trials, FINAL DAY |publisher=IAAF |date=2008-07-07 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/news/kind=100/newsid=45724.html |accessdate=2008-09-07 ]Carter was arrested on September 7 for allegedly carrying a concealed firearm. Police stopped the sprinter in
Gainsville as they judged him to be playing his car stereo too loudly and upon approaching his vehicle they allegedly saw a concealed, loaded handgun. Carter was released the following day after agreeing to appear in court for a third-degree felony charge.tatistics
:"As of September 9, 2008"
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